coat

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: coatingpelagesurfacecake

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
  2. a thin layer covering something“a second coat of paint”Synonyms: coating
  3. growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animalSynonyms: pelage

Verb (3)

  1. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface“coat the cake with chocolate”Synonyms: surface
  2. cover or provide with a coat
  3. form a coat over“Dirt had coated her face”Synonyms: cake
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf. Cot a hut.]

1.An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body; especially, such a garment worn by men. [1913 Webster]

Let each His adamantine coat gird well.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke. [1913 Webster]

3.The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the order or office; cloth. [1913 Webster]

Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.— Swift.[1913 Webster]
She was sought by spirits of richest coat.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

4.An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek. [1913 Webster]

Fruit of all kinds, in coat Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

5.A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion; a coat of tar or varnish. [1913 Webster]

6.Same as Coat of arms. See below. [1913 Webster]

Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight, Or tear the lions out of England's coat.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

7.A coat card. See below. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were ranked with coats as long as old master lived.— Massinger.[1913 Webster]

Coat armor. See under Armor.

Coat of arms (Her.), a translation of the French cotte d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken together.

Coat card, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen, or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.' `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen.'" --Rowley.

Coat link, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.

Coat of mail, a defensive garment of chain mail. See Chain mail, under Chain.

Mast coat (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast, where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from getting below.

Sail coat (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails, and the like, to keep them dry and clean. [1913 Webster]

Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coated; p. pr. & vb. n. Coating.]

1.To cover with a coat or outer garment. [1913 Webster]

2.To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil; to coat a ceiling. [1913 Webster]

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